210 ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 224
- 2016: 227
- 2021: 210
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
McKellars Park · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong sense of family and cultural heritage shapes daily life in McKellars Park. The area is home to 210 people and has a notably high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents. With a large number of both children and seniors, it is a place where multiple generations live side by side.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is McKellars Park — higher than 55% of areas.
| McKellars Park | 210 |
|---|---|
| 2790, NSW | 15,452 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is about the same as the New South Wales average and just a little older than the national figure.
210 ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
39 yrs ▼ -9.3%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
McKellars Park has a high number of children under 15 at 21.0%, while the 23.3% of residents aged 65 and over is well above the national figure.
23.3% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.0% ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
McKellars Park splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 13.3% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure far above the Australian average. Nearly half of the population is married, and 12.6% are in de facto relationships.
13.3% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +65.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In McKellars Park, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (8%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in McKellars Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12554/mckellars-park/topic/demographics-identity